why cant ebay be like a real auction and force buyers to pay 10% deposit ?

[cheapacars2008]

im sick of people who dont pay for items then again why should they pay for a item if there is no comeback? besides getting a strike! force buyers to pay a 10% deposit like a normal auction that why if they dont go ahead with purchase without a good valid reason they will loose the deposit. surely ebay has looked into this? otherwise more people are not going to pay for items they won at auction.

[davewil1964]

Because the seller has the option of blocking serial NPBs.

If sellers utilised the tools available to them, and closed NPBs properly, half the serial pests wouldn't be able to buy. Which would be satisfactory imo.

If naming and shaming is your thing, obviously the above would not be acceptable, but for the rest of us....

[*sparklz*]

Hi k5 yes busy touring but off again next week.

OH is back to work next week to keep me in the lifestyle I have become accustom too while I continue touring 🙂

But yes 3 months sounds good and the old saying 3 strikes and you are out would be the go.

[tall_bearded]

The 10% to which the OP refers is not a deposit.  It is a buyers’ premium which the winning bidder pays on top of what they bid, with the premium being a fee charged by the auction house and retained by the auction house.  That is it is not passed on the owner of the goods sold.

Or to put it another way, when the auction house sell the goods, they charge the seller a fee for having done so.  At the same time, if they are one of those houses which charge a buyers’ premium – and most auction houses these days do – then they also charge the buyer a fee for using their venue to buy it.

[thesoulyearns]

eBay already is a virtual auction-house. The fees paid for each item sold act as a consignment fee by allowing eBay's website to be the avenue to sell your item.

[the_great_she_elephant]

The 10% to which the OP refers is not a deposit.  It is a buyers’ premium which the winning bidder pays on top of what they bid, with the premium being a fee charged by the auction house and retained by the auction house.  That is it is not passed on the owner of the goods sold.

Or to put it another way, when the auction house sell the goods, they charge the seller a fee for having done so.  At the same time, if they are one of those houses which charge a buyers’ premium – and most auction houses these days do – then they also charge the buyer a fee for using their venue to buy it.

Thanks TB That's exactly what I thought. The scheme he is proposing for Ebay is something quite different though. He wants buyers to pay sellers a 10% deposit immediately after winning and the rest within four days. I simply don't see how this would do away with NPBs.

[banknoteworthy]

Never let it slide,open a dispute for unpaid items and remember to leave relevant feedback BEFORE you close the case otherwise you cant leave it.Hopefully the timewasters will get sick of their uncomplimentary feedback and get with the program.However Ebay is way too lenient with non payers.Since sellers cant leave negative feedback non paying bidding has become very commonplace.Contact ebay directly and petition for harsher policing.You bid you pay...its not rocket science!Come on Ebay!!!!

[digital*ghost]

 remember to leave relevant feedback BEFORE you close the case otherwise you cant leave it.

People should remember that leaving a negative comment with a positive feedback rating is against eBay policy, and - if reported - can result in the seller receiving a policy violation recorded on their account, not to mention the comment gets removed but the rating remains, thus still contributing to the member's feedback score. 

Regardless of whether you think it's right or fair that buyer's can't receive a negative no matter what they do, by leaving a negative comment with a positive rating, you risk achieving the exact opposite of the desired result - that is, you risk sanctions being taken against your account (which can include being restricted from selling, or even indefinitely suspended).

So, I always wonder why a seller would give a non-payer the power to affect their account in such a way? 

If you want the system to help reduce the instance of NPBs to actually work, IMHO your time is far better spent trying to inform the community at large how it works, not trying to inform the minority of people who may one day see the comment on an individual's feedback....